La promesse de la COP26 de mettre un terme à la déforestation, rien d’autre qu’un relooking des tentatives préalables de ‘verdir’ l’augmentation des émissions de carbone

Friends of the Earth International criticizes the COP26 pledge to end deforestation, arguing it serves as a facade for continued fossil fuel use and carbon emissions through offsetting mechanisms. The organization warns that the pledge lacks regulatory teeth and risks repeating the failures of REDD+, potentially leading to land grabbing and human rights violations.

• The COP26 pledge to end deforestation is described as hypocritical and flawed, potentially allowing major polluting countries and multinational corporations to continue burning fossil fuels while claiming to fight climate change through forest investments. The author compares the financial promises to REDD+ initiatives, which they claim failed to stop climate change and caused land grabbing and territorial rights violations globally.
• The LEAF (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance) coalition, supported by 200 million pounds from the UK government, is criticized for encouraging corporations—including Amazon, Delta Airlines, Bayer, Unilever, and Black Rock—to use forest offsets to meet climate goals rather than stopping their own emissions.
• Previous international efforts to stop deforestation are cited as failures: the New York Declaration's goal to stop deforestation by 2030 was followed by an increase in deforestation, and the Bonn Challenge's goal to restore 350 million hectares of degraded land resulted in nearly 50% of that area becoming industrial tree plantations.
• The COP26 promise is viewed as too vague to be enforceable. The author argues that success requires binding regulatory instruments and the implementation of indigenous and local community rights, specifically citing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP), and the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
• Contradictions exist between the pledge and current trade and national policies. The EU-Mercosur trade agreement is expected to increase EU meat imports by 50%, driving Amazon deforestation, while Brazil, a signatory, is accused of attacking the rights of its indigenous peoples despite promises made in Glasgow.

APA

FOEIAdmin (2021). La promesse de la COP26 de mettre un terme à la déforestation, rien d’autre qu’un relooking des tentatives préalables de ‘verdir’ l’augmentation des émissions de carbone. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-promesse-de-la-cop26-de-mettre-un-terme-a-la-deforestation/

Chicago

FOEIAdmin. La promesse de la COP26 de mettre un terme à la déforestation, rien d’autre qu’un relooking des tentatives préalables de ‘verdir’ l’augmentation des émissions de carbone. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/fr/la-promesse-de-la-cop26-de-mettre-un-terme-a-la-deforestation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{foeiadmin2021promesse, author = {FOEIAdmin}, title = {{La promesse de la COP26 de mettre un terme à la déforestation, rien d’autre qu’un relooking des tentatives préalables de ‘verdir’ l’augmentation des émissions de carbone}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/la-promesse-de-la-cop26-de-mettre-un-terme-a-la-deforestation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }